Emotional intelligence is an epistemic and practical skill that gives access to the understanding of personal impressions and those of third parties in order to have the ability to manage them in favor of others. It is a virtue that most people generally have at different levels and which can be expanded consciously; that is, it lies in perceiving that impressions, or emotions, should not be considered unmanageable stimuli that take control of some human beings, and the reality is the opposite, since they are normal responses to people’s behavior and thinking facing life. Emotional intelligence is basically made up of five capabilities: self-control, empathy, relationship management, self-knowledge and self-motivation.

Those responsible for the administration of justice, that is, the judges, are human beings, therefore entities with emotions; However, their personal situation is particularly complex since their work requires them to live in conflict every day, facing litigation at every moment that requires them to make decisions about the highest values ​​of society such as life, freedom, property. , honor, security, family, among many others.

In their performance, judges need self-knowledge and self-control to maintain coherence in their work. Likewise, their performance demands that they conduct themselves with great empathy and extensive management of relationships, in order to determine the precise moment in which they need apply each of these abilities and, finally, self-motivation with the purpose of maintaining the will to act in this way permanently at all times of their responsibility to administer justice, which is why developing their emotional intelligence is a tool of considerable value, to optimize your jurisdictional prowess; These types of judges are typical of a constitutional democracy.

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